Silver Spring Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania

Silver Spring Elementary School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 528 students in 2024-25 with 33.1 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania elementary-school median of 12.9. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 58% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%

516 students in 2022-23, 513 students in 2023-24, 528 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.9 to 33.1.

Students enrolled at Silver Spring Elementary School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235162023-245132024-25528
Students enrolled at Silver Spring Elementary School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235162023-245132024-25528
Students enrolled at Silver Spring Elementary School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235162023-245132024-25528
Students enrolled at Silver Spring Elementary School by school year2022-23: 516, 2023-24: 513, 2024-25: 52802004006002022-235162023-245132024-25528
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2351633.915.2
2023-2451335.114.6
2024-2552833.116.0

16.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 91 of every 100 Pennsylvania elementary schools

Among the 1,612 Pennsylvania elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 16.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 16.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 16.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 12.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.6 to 35.4; This school 16.0; state median 12.9.2 more above 20.0 →5101520students per full-time teacherThis school 16.0state median 12.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 250 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Silver Spring Elementary School enrolled 499 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 250 of the 499 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absent12.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.7% of students were White, 32.0% Asian, 4.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White52.7%
  2. Asian32.0%
  3. Hispanic4.5%
  4. Two or more races4.4%
  5. Black4.0%
  6. American Indian2.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Silver Spring Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%75%54%
Math, 2022-2358%55% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Mechanicsburg

12 public elementary schools in Mechanicsburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Silver Spring Elementary School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Winding Creek Elementary School1,05515.830.6%
Elmwood Academy71215.537.6%
Sporting Hill Elementary School58017.731.4%
Hampden Elementary School53815.427.0%
Silver Spring Elementary School52816.030.1%
Green Ridge Elementary School47415.027.6%
Rossmoyne Elementary School41712.947.7%
Upper Allen Elementary School32113.132.7%

All public schools in Mechanicsburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Silver Spring Elementary School

  1. Green Ridge Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 474 students, 15.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  2. Northside Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 3.4 miles away: 221 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.4 mi
  3. Compare Silver Spring Elementary School with Green Ridge Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cumberland Valley SD spends per student$14,852 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,852
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaSilver Spring Elementary School is the number 449 by size of 1,617 Pennsylvania elementary schools open in 2024-25.#449 of 1,617
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.9 for elementary schools.16.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Silver Spring Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Silver Spring Elementary School?
    528 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 516 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mechanicsburg, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Spring Elementary School?
    16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for elementary schools is 12.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Silver Spring Elementary School a Title I school?
    Silver Spring Elementary School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Silver Spring Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Silver Spring Elementary School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 58% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Silver Spring Elementary School in?
    Cumberland Valley SD, NCES district ID 4207110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420711001699 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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